Timon Balloo

Timon Balloo

The culinary heart of Timon Balloo’s food draws from a broad range of international flavors. From his Chinese, Indian-Trinidadian heritage to his classic European training, to the diverse kitchens where he built his career, each step along the way has led Timon Balloo...
Gaby Maeda

Gaby Maeda

Gaby Maeda grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii where she had exposure to several different types of cuisine. She spent two years cooking at Hiroshi’s Eurasian Tapas in Honolulu where she realized that cooking was what she wanted to pursue in life. The parallels in diversity...
Jason Peel

Jason Peel

Raised on the island of Kauai, Jason Peel creates familiar island flavors of your favorite home-cooked meals with an elevated twist. Combining the values of his humble Japanese origins, with his strong Irish spirit, Peel discovered his passion for creating, and...
Matt Pittman

Matt Pittman

Matt Pittman is the founder and CEO of Meat Church. He is an expert and respected authority on outdoor cooking and has appeared on the hit TV show BBQ Pitmasters. Students travel from around the world to attend BBQ schools and study with Matt Pittman in his private...
Ippy Aiona

Ippy Aiona

Born into the world of restaurants, Chef Ippy Aiona first set fire to his cooking career early at his dad’s Hawaiian restaurant and his mom’s Italian restaurant. With the food industry running through his veins and a culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu in San...